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The rematch between James ‘Lights Out’ Toney and Samuel ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Peter takes place on January 6 and Toney, controversially defeated in the initial bout, has blanked it from his mind. And ‘Blank’ with a capital ‘B’ is now a significant part of Toney’s daily routine since Billy Blanks, the renowned fitness guru, began…
Is “Iron Mike” Boxing’s Most Tragic Figure? One night when I was about 12 or 13 years old, my father comes running in the house, yelling for me to “Get dressed, I don”t want to be late! We have an hour to make it on time!” “Late for what, Pop?” I asked. “I got us…
As surely all boxing fans know by now, the much anticipated super fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather has been announced officially to take place at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This choice of venue was no surprise to anyone, what with Vegas being a virtual second home for “The Golden…
WBA junior middleweight champion Jose Antonio Rivera (38-4-1, 24 KO’s) is not interested in taking the easy road, and his upcoming defence against unbeaten Travis Simms (24-0, 18 KO’s) is merely the latest indication that he is only willing to face the toughest challengers out there. However, while Rivera has been throwing offers to all…
On January 20, WBA Heavyweight Champion Nickolai Valuev steps in the ring with Jameel McCline in Basel, Switzerland. There is no way anyone can be taking Valuev seriously when he is still fighting sub-standard opponents. This fight will do nothing to lend legitimacy to Valuev in particular, as one of the four belt holders, and…
Teetering On The Brink Of Greatness: A Doctor, A Dragon and A Defensive Master The word “great” is one that is often based on opinion. Everyone’s opinion varies, so while one person may think that McDonald’s is a great place to eat, another may disagree, nominating the Russian Tea Room instead. One is a fast…
A Genuine Crowd Pleaser, Back In Action Friday Night Raw crowd pleaser Vinny Maddalone is back in action against an opponent TBA tomorrow night in New York. Fighting for the first time since his tough points win over Jermell Barnes in August of this year, a fight in which the thirty-two year old Vinny was…
Promoters Dennis Hobson/Fight Academy and Banner Promotions, in association with Top Rank, Inc., will present a sensational world championship fight card on Saturday, January 20, 2007, at Paris Las Vegas, located at 3655 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las Vegas . The main event and co-featured fight will be televised live on HBO’s World Championship…
In the ring, Scott Harrison is anything but dull, and it seems from his troubles outside the ring that it is in the squared circle that he is truly at home. But the recent farce in the run-up to what would have been his ninth defence of the WBO Featherweight title has left his reputation…
Beauties And The Beats This Saturday night, Star Light Inc. puts on a night of fights at Bert’s Warehouse Theatre in the Eastern Market area of Detroit, Michigan as Lanardo “The Pain Server’ Tyner takes on Kelly Wright, Aaron Pryor Jr. fights Anthony Gannon, and Jonathan Banks defends his WBO NABO Cruiserweight crown for the…
Jermain Taylor UD12 Kassim Ouma It wasn’t the way he wished or envisioned it but Jermain Taylor successfully defended his middleweight title Saturday night in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. An announced crowd of 10,000, roughly 7,000 short of a sellout, were on hand to witness Taylor’s first defense of his hometown since winning…
By Simon Jackson Kassim Ouma walks into the Arkansas equivalent of Johnny Cash’s hit song ‘The Burning Ring of Fire’ when he attempts to beat Jermain Taylor, the undisputed world middle-weight champion at Arkansas’s Alltel Arena on Saturday night. Level headed Taylor 25-0-1 (17) has all the omens on his side as he prepares to…